C. Çelik

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sivasspor · 10th	33	3	2	6.95	23	32
2025/26	Kocaelispor · 10th	2	0	0	6.5	18	0
2024/25	Kocaelispor	16	3	2	7.09	—	—
2023/24	Kocaelispor	14	0	0	6.67	—	—
2022/23	Kocaelispor	1	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Akhisarspor	33	8	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

C. Çelik is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Sivasspor, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 32, top 19% of 1. Lig central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23.3, ranking 238th of 391 in the 1. Lig. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (80.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Çelik.

Judged on this season alone, Çelik graded 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 43 central midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 3 goals, 2 assists and 2.463 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Çelik, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 26th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 30 Çelik is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential26th of 43 central midfielders · 1. Lig Current seasonTop 19% central midfielders · 1. Lig8th-best central midfielder in the 1. Lig238th in the 1. Lig · potential26th-highest potential central midfielder in the 1. Lig

23.3

Ratingi

26th of 43 central midfielders

32.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

80.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.46

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sivasspor finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.46

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 80.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 23.3, Çelik carries the 26th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 1. Lig of 43. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %80.1%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900.101

Assists / 900.067

Goal contribution / 900.169

Defensive actions / 902.463

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.202

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 30, Çelik sits on 2.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Çelik's projected Rating — 23.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles43

Interceptions23

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Sivasspor2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Kocaelispor2022/23 – 2025/26Free

AAkhisar Belediye2020/21 – 2022/23Free

İstanbulspor2020/21 – 2020/21

FC OSS2019/20 – 2020/21Free

GGazişehir Gaziantep(back from loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Čelik(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

GGazişehir Gaziantep2017/18 – 2017/18Free

FC OSS2016/17 – 2017/18Free

NEC Nijmegenuntil 2016/17

About C. Çelik

Yusuf Cihat Çelik is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Sivasspor, born on January 2, 1996 in Den Haag, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Sivasspor currently sit 10th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, C. Çelik has made 33 appearances with 3 goals and 2 assists across 2,667 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 6 yellow cards. His season has spanned the 1. Lig and the Süper Lig.

Recent matches

August 23, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Fenerbahçe (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 11, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Trabzonspor (11 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Çelik at 23.3 with a Season form score of 32.1, ranking 238th of 391 central midfielders in the 1. Lig. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the 1. Lig and the Eerste Divisie. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, C. Çelik has totalled 203 club appearances with 20 goals and 4 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 33 appearances for Akhisarspor.

C. Çelik's career has also included time at Kocaelispor, AAkhisar Belediye, İstanbulspor, FC OSS, GGazişehir Gaziantep, Čelik and NEC Nijmegen.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sivasspor finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points